School Bus Monitors
Protective Service
On the bus, the work is keeping students orderly while they ride, announcing stops, and directing them as they get on and off. That includes buckling seatbelts, fastening wheelchair tie-downs, helping children with disabilities or behavioral needs, and walking young children across roads. Interiors get cleaned—trash picked up, windows wiped, floors vacuumed—and the same person may do pretrip and posttrip checks. Behavioral problems get passed along; drills and real emergencies mean directing or evacuating students off the bus. It suits people who like working with children in a moving, close-quarters setting and staying ready for a safety problem.
Annual Median Wage in Field (2025)
$35'100
Median Wage Market Position
$35'100
What you might do
- Guide students on and off the school bus
- Help children with disabilities board and exit
- Fasten seatbelts and wheelchair tie-down straps
- Walk young children across roads after drop-off
- Lead emergency and drill evacuations off the bus
- Announce stops and clean the bus interior
Skills that matter
- Guiding students on and off
- Fastening seatbelts and wheelchair straps
- Helping children with disabilities board
- Leading emergency bus evacuations
- Escorting children across roads
- Reporting student behavior problems
AI & the future of this role
Keeping students safe on a moving bus depends on in-person presence, quick judgment about behavior, and calm handling of emergencies. Cameras or apps might assist with records, but the trust and hands-on oversight families expect are hard to automate.
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